Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee
Inquiry into children affected by parental incarceration
Completed
The Committee will explore the adequacy of policies and services to assist the children affected by parental incarceration in Victoria. It will consider available models in Victoria and other jurisdictions and examine their effectiveness.
The Committee will report back to Parliament by 1 July 2022.
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Terms of reference
The terms of reference are instructions which explain what a committee has been asked to do, what topics it should focus on, and how its members will work together to achieve its shared goals.
Self-referenced by the Committee on 20 December 2021
That the Legal and Social Issues Standing Committee inquire into and report, by 1 July 2022, on the adequacy of policies and services to assist the children of imprisoned parents in Victoria, with particular reference to:
(a) the social, emotional and health impacts on affected children;
(b) what policies exist and what services are available, including consideration of those in other jurisdictions;
(c) how effective these services are, including —
(i) consideration of evaluation of work already done in this area; and
(ii) identifying areas for improvement.